Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-01-19

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nateiy It was day and rhe ship was skill
fully handled. But l often wonder how
she weathered that fearful cyclone. 1t
subside I . ines AMI, as often happens,
was followed By calm.
1t did not make me forget The concerted
meeting. The Lascars were too much
frightened during The storm TO have dcne
sny thing. But when it began to lulI
Venn had the muskets and pistols removed
TO bis calm unler the pre- enss that sal,
sea-spray was damaging them. This de-
prive them OF firearms, Tut it was inn
pcs sible TO tak> frcm them those long
knives that each man carrie in his Lels
without arousing thoir suspicion.
Venn had already told ths white men
enough to put them on their guard; and it
was with difficulty that he Gained and
prevented them from shooting or throw
ing every enc of the Lascars overheard.
Miss Cleveland's story might only be a
dream after all. But it was ri1ht to take
preventive measures. Altogether, 1t would
be unfair to treat them as mutineers, till 1t
was actually proved that they were so.
Each man, however, was privately
furnished with a revolver, which was
loaded and handy. Luckily, the Lascars
kept Glow, and the American seamen in
the forecastle, so that the latter could not
he sud lenly surprised by having the
matches closed over them. There was
night watch kert by the white crew in the
foreCastle, and by ourselves in the cabin.
1t was a timo Of terrible suspense.
About three O'clock one morning, an
hour after tie watch bad changed, as
sat on guard near the windows of a pur-
posely darkened poop-cabin, which COM
manded full view of the deck, noticed
the Lascars acting suspiciously, lille the
American sailors were aloft reefing. Sew
eral Of them ccvertlv spproached the poop
! IN pcered in through the door, while
| others went to the door of the forecastle
and tIied to open it. ] could see their
long knives fash in the moonlight as they
drew them.
reused Captain Venn, who lay fast
asleep OH the lounge in his clothes. For
tunatelv they did not hear US. Grnspiug
our revolvers as they crept slowly along
the passage, we aimed at the Lascar Lead
er, who was the third male, and ano her
close behind him. We stood were they
coull not see us. Behari, the mate, gave
a low, prolonged whistle, which was an
swered from the forecastle. This was
evidently the signal for simultaneous
attack.
Captain Venn whispered: "Firew
Both shots took effect. There was an
imprecation and q shrek. Behari and an
other had fallen. The former was dead,
the rest turned anl a I'd below.
The Lascars' attack on the men in the
fore-part of the ship was equally unsuc-
cessful. The watch was on the alert, and
fred almost imme lately after, hut with :
cut hitting any one. The panic and flight
was general. and the Lascars, as they
ran, were met by the men from aloft, who
quickly descended when they heard the
whistle, the import of which they had
rightly OWNED, and now belabored the
frightened and cowardly ours as they ran
with rOpes-ends, Delaying pins, swabs
and any thing else they could lay hands
on.
We battenel the matches down and thu.
made them prisoners till daylight; then
we forced them to deliver up their knives
which left them perfectly defenseless and
wholly in cur yower. Several of the
ringleaders were put in chains. The rest
were permitted to work by dav, but al
were confined below at night under charge
of fully armed sentry, who kept con-
stantly on the alert to prevent them set.
ting the ship on fire or trying TO scu'tl,
her. The conversation overheard 10y Mis-.
Cleveland thus proved 10 lie a reality, anC
no dream. The main danger was nov
: over. How grateful we We're fer our de-
live~ancel
The occurrence left us short-hendel
and thus made the voyage tedious. Blu
at last we rounded the proven. tally bois
: ferrous Cape of Good Hope-the "Cape O
= Storms" of the old marin rs--in safety
and arrived at Tall Bay, where he mu
tinous crew were tried and imprisoned
Hee we learned the story of the Indial
; mutiny, and met several of the wcr-sh n
: and transports on the way to nid in qucll
ing it. Our small on break happened OF
f, The Same dav as the greater rel elton
3 The whole affair must have Leen planne
D before we left Calcutta. Wo were Ameri
cans, anil not British, Lut that did n,
matter. The LGscGrs had determined &
, rid their native land OF the hated whit
; race without distinct ion.
After shippin% safer men we proceeded
and without further accident re chcl NeN
: York, where cur anxiety regarding on
relatives was relieved by letters with fu
= particulars of the entire rebellion. For
4 tunately, my Ielstives at Bungpoor wer
9 safe, and so were the s. of the Cleveland
5 at Caicatta.